Morbid: The Lords of Ire

Still Running · 2024 · $24.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 23:28 UTC, 12 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $422 to $633 per month
• Opportunity: $844 per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 9.7k
• 68% positive across 335 reviews · 2.9 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.2 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-06; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Morbid: The Lords of Ire is a 2024 isometric action game from Finnish indie studio Still Running, built on challenging soulslike combat mechanics.

This title sits in a quiet zone: modest but positive reception, solid residual monthly earnings, and a 2024 release still in early discounting patterns, yet the developer shows studio fade signals and minimal community engagement. It's a lightweight acquisition target for a publisher seeking to own a niche action IP with proven-if-modest unit economics, or a candidate for a light revival push if marketing investment could move the needle on review velocity and regional expansion, especially into Simplified Chinese where localization gaps exist. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Soulslike action genre is saturated; positioning a non-AAA entrant requires differentiation or franchise momentum the title has not yet built.
• Risk: Developer studio status coded as fading with two titles total and zero developer posts in 25 months, raising questions about post-acquisition support capacity.
• Risk: 14% localization gap in Simplified Chinese despite 25 reviews in that language suggests low-hanging fruit, but unaddressed regional demand may cap upside.

This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.